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Abstract

In the epidermis of terrestrial vertebrates, lipid lamellae between the horny cells are thought to form a barrier to water loss. The lipids are extruded from living cells after assembly in lamellar granules. This assembly might be promoted by recently identified 1-(3′- O -acyl)-β-D-glucosyl- N -(ω-hydroxyacyl)sphingosines, which have 30- and 32-carbon hydroxy acids as amides and linoleic acid esterified to glucose. Such a role for these molecules could explain the effects of essential fatty acid deficiency, in which the lamellar granules fail to assemble and the barrier to water diffusion is lost.

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Wertz, P. W., & Downing, D. T. (1982). Glycolipids in Mammalian Epidermis: Structure and Function in the Water Barrier. Science, 217(4566), 1261–1262.

Authors 2
  1. Philip W. Wertz (first)
  2. Donald T. Downing (additional)
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@article{Wertz_1982, title={Glycolipids in Mammalian Epidermis: Structure and Function in the Water Barrier}, volume={217}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7112128}, DOI={10.1126/science.7112128}, number={4566}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Wertz, Philip W. and Downing, Donald T.}, year={1982}, month=sep, pages={1261–1262} }